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The Shattered Mirror: FAQ
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...on early-stage, local, as well as Indigenous, news operations. It also will finance ongoing research into the relationship between news and democracy. The remaining seven recommendations are measures to enhance...
Date: Tuesday June 6, 2017
Toward ‘eyes-open’ engagement with China
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Members of the Public Policy Forum’s Canada-China forum seek a balanced approach to engagement with China that is economically beneficial and politically acceptable to Canadians
Date: Tuesday June 20, 2017
Northwest Territories Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...relevant child care for Indigenous children in the 2030 Early Learning Child Care Strategy, detailed targets are lacking, as this strategy is a brief 27 pages. The Department of Education,...
Date: Thursday May 5, 2022
Pandemic Learning: Paid Micro-Training Opportunities for Post-Pandemic Recovery
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Broad, rapid government support received widespread support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on their public opinion research, Peter Loewen and Blake Lee-Whiting argue that Canadians, especially those who lost income or jobs during the pandemic, would be eager to receive government-assisted skills training as part of that support.
Date: Monday June 28, 2021
Executive Summary: The North’s future is Canada’s future, too
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Is Canada squandering its Arctic advantage? This series of four experts' views on climate, resources, sovereignty and reconciliation show that the North's key issues are closely tied to Canada's strategic priorities
Date: Tuesday July 9, 2019
Marie Odile-Junker: Recording lessons for humanity
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...that seems much greater than myself. I have learned so much from my Indigenous and academic partners, encountered amazing people, surfed on the cusp of a technological revolution and ridden...
Date: Tuesday May 23, 2017
New Brunswick Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...census found the mother tongue is English for 65.4 percent, French for 32.4 percent, Indigenous languages for 0.3 percent, and other languages for 3.1 percent of the New Brunswick population....
Date: Thursday March 24, 2022
Five big things we learned at the Brave New Work Conference
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The prospect of losing our jobs to automation may keep us up at night and change our politics, but there are other factors at play, too. Here are five key challenges and some smart policy responses that emerged at the inaugural Brave New Work Conference.
Date: Tuesday August 6, 2019
Supporting Entrepreneurship and SMEs: A Post-Pandemic Skills and Training Agenda
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The impact of COVID-19 on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been significant and severe. SMEs are the backbone of Canada’s economy, yet few have the resources to deal with the skills and labour shortages they face – shortages that the pandemic has only made worse. By combining preliminary data from an ongoing survey of SMEs, associated focus group discussions, and existing research, this report highlights opportunities to better support SMEs in the pandemic recovery and after. This includes a specific focus on embracing diversity and inclusion as a key way of addressing their skills needs.
Date: Thursday June 17, 2021
Speer: Is Canadian politics shaped by “the revenge of places that don’t matter”?
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The economic gap between urban and rural places in Canada is significant and we cannot afford to let distressed communities come to the view that they don’t matter. PPF’s Prime Ministers of Canada fellow Sean Speer stresses the importance of cultivating a shared understanding of urban and rural cultures, and will travel across the nation in order to formulate a policy agenda that can bridge the urban-rural divide.
Date: Saturday October 12, 2019
Groups from Across Canada Join Initiative to Get Climate and Energy Policy Working Together
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The Energy Future Forum (EFF), a new pan-Canadian initiative to develop policy answers that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen the economy, was officially launched on Dec. 16 at a meeting in Toronto. It's an "unprecedented effort to find common cause in addressing Canada’s climate and energy challenges,” said PPF's Edward Greenspon.
Date: Monday December 16, 2019
John Risley – 2023 Testimonial Dinner Award Honouree
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John Risley: "We wanted someone who would be a good steward for the business. And that led us very quickly to First Nations"
Date: Thursday January 26, 2023
The Next One
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Another health security threat will certainly come, and it will defy expectations yet again. Here's how Canada can defend itself against the next emergency.
Date: Monday September 25, 2023
Friends in Low (Carbon) Places – Task Force 1 Final Report
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This report seeks the path forward for Canada’s energy future. We examine what a low-carbon future means for R&I communities and their economic well-being, and identify strategies and policies that will put R&I communities on a path to resilient and clean economies.
Date: Thursday March 8, 2018
For inclusive policy, we need inclusive policymaking
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...House of Commons writ large is still only 26 percent women. And 13.6 percent of members are visible minorities, compared to 19 percent across Canada. Indigenous peoples make up three...
Date: Wednesday March 1, 2017